א־פ־ה

Hebrew

Alternative forms
  • א־פ־י (ʾ-p-y)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

א־פ־ה • (ʾ-p-h)

  1. Related to baking.
Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־פ־ה‎ (0 c, 4 e)

Etymology 2

Denominated from אופי / אֹפִי (ófi, “character”), related to Aramaic אוֹפִיתָא (“nature, disposition”). Further etymology unknown.

Root

א־פ־ה • (ʾ-p-h)

  1. Related to character, nature, disposition.

Further reading
  • “א־פ־י” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “א־פ־ה”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “אפה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 45
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾPV”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 98
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